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Acknowledgments

The authors wish to acknowledge the contributions of
the
writers of the 1984 edition of Persian Gulf States:
Country
Studies, edited by Richard F. Nyrop. Their work
provided
general background for the present volume.

The authors are grateful to individuals in various
government
agencies and private institutions who gave of their time,
research materials, and expertise in the production of
this book.
These individuals included Ralph K. Benesch, who oversees
the
Country Studies/Area Handbook Program for the Department
of the
Army. The authors also wish to thank members of the
Federal
Research Division staff who contributed directly to the
preparation of the manuscript. These people included
Sandra W.
Meditz, who reviewed all graphic and textual material and
served
as liaison with the sponsoring agency; Marilyn L. Majeska,
who
supervised editing; Andrea T. Merrill, who managed book
production; Ramón Miró, who assisted with bibliographic
research
and other aspects; Barbara Edgerton and Izella Watson, who
did
the word processing; and Steven Cranton, who prepared the
cameraready copy. Also involved in preparing the text were
Sheila L.
Ross, who edited the chapters and performed the
prepublication
editorial review, and Joan C. Cook, who compiled the
Index.
Special thanks are due Eric Hooglund, who kindly served as
reader
for the book as a whole.

Graphics were prepared by David P. Cabitto. Tim Merrill
prepared map drafts, and David P. Cabitto and the firm of
Greenhorne and O'Mara prepared the final versions. Special
thanks
are owed to Marty Ittner, who prepared the illustrations
on the
title page of each chapter, and to Wayne Horne, who did
the cover
art.

Finally, the authors acknowledge the generosity of
individuals and public and private agencies, especially
the
embassies of the countries concerned, who allowed their
photographs to be used in this study.